<p>That's our sluggbugg. She may disapper for a while. But when she returns, she never lets us down.</p>
<p>:: homage to sluggbugg ::</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>Slugg,</p>
<p>Do you need a really strong drink to get over the shock and suprise?</p>
<p>I bet it was a really proud moment see him all decked out. make sure that you captured it on film because it may be another 17 years before you see him like this again.</p>
<p>ohh, just had a thought about locust :eek: Hope there is not a connection.</p>
<p>Oh Slugg. Was he beautiful? I am so glad you are back. Whatever you say is always so much closer to reality than many other things that get said. I am even suspending disbelief on Klingons....</p>
<p>BRAVO! to Moms being included in prom-prep of sons!</p>
<p>BRAVO! to making sure the corsage is right.</p>
<p>FIE! on dorky florists pushing purple orchids!</p>
<p>My D's prom date hit every mark-- tux style, tie color, the right corsage, the works-- thanks to him having included his Mom in the prep :)</p>
<p>Mother's Day, Baby!!</p>
<p>YAY for the moms! </p>
<p>Your sons do not learn this by osmosis... but it must be a great feeling to know that they did everything just right. :)</p>
<p>Yes, Alu -- he was elegant. He looked like a young version of my dad who has always looked and acted like Frank Sinatra whenever he sang, *I've Got the World on a String.<a href="%22...I'm%20sitting%20on%20a%20rainbow,%20got%20the%20string%20around%20my%20finger.%20%20What%20a%20world,%20what%20a%20life!%22">/i</a> I didn't think it was possible, but he came up with a new configuration of facial hair. The week-old beard turned into a soul patch with a light mustache and sideburns. His pitch black hair and coal black tux made him look like a knight of the New Millennium. She gave him a single white rose boutonniere.</p>
<p>And, there is something about Seniors. They're more confident, more experienced, and the massive anxiety from a year ago has evaporated. By May of their Senior Year, they are relaxed knowing that they finally have some control over their futures. The daily irritations of high school -- particularly relating to halls, e.g. lockers; study halls; unexpected encounters in the hall with the dreaded girl/boy/teacher/principal/assistant dean; any hall next to a classroom when you don't have the homework; running through the hall like a maniac before the bell rings; etc., etc. -- will soon be over.</p>
<p>SAT's, SAT II's, and ACT's are ancient history. College visits have been made; college interviews are behind them; applications were sent, and final decisions are in. AP's, recitals, and senior projects are finished. Grad announcements that were ordered last September are mailed, and mothers begin to wonder if they still have the older sibling's graduation gown still hanging in a spare closet. Some grads-to-be look forward to jobs and/or the adventures of a gap year.</p>
<p>He got in around 1:30 a.m. I heard him turn the faucet on full-blast in the sink on the other side of our bedroom wall. Our door opened slightly, and I heard him say, "Goodnight, guys." It was the acknowledgment that I had been waiting for. It was recognition that he actually had parents, and on top of that, he was wishing us a <em>good</em> night. I hadn't heard him say, "Goodnight," since Sixth Grade! Even in my REM-deprived, semi-conscious state, I was able to form a primitive thought. It really had been a good night. ;)</p>
<p>Smiling an "Aw" smile....</p>
<p>Awwwww . . . That "good night" ranks up there with my second year college student son calling a couple of weeks ago "just to talk." He left a message on the machine, "just calling to say 'hi'." </p>
<p>So, I left a message back, "are you really calling just to say 'hi', or do you need something?" </p>
<p>So he calls back a day later, and I say "Are you really calling just to say 'hi'?" </p>
<p>And he says, "maybe . . ." </p>
<p>But then it turns out he REALLY did call just to say 'hi'. :) :) :)</p>
<p>Yeah, it confuses the Hell out of parents when they do that, Mstee! :D</p>
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Do you think this might happen to me one day? Really??? I've already been permanently deprived of anything related to Senior Ball, prom or mom assistance with prom prep. :(</p>
<p>Jmmom, with the kind of year he's had, Jmson hasn't had a chance to become so bored that he'd call his mom just to say, "Hi!" :) </p>
<p>It'll happen. The "Hi" phone calls are few and far between, anyway. I figure, by the time I get a "Hi" phone call from SluggJr, I'll be living at Happy Willows and drooling into a cup.</p>
<p>The difference between boys and girls.</p>
<p>I get called just to say things even more minor than Hi every day. Or IMd. So when you have a girl the stakes are higher.</p>
<p>Guess what I found when I got home last night? D had sent me flowers. I guess for Mother's Day? Have yet to talk to her and find out what the motivation was. Will wonders never cease.</p>
<p>I am sensing a trend amongst our 18-19-20 years olds. I seem to remember that I too, at that age, suddenly realized my mother was pretty OK.</p>
<p>Slugg, the tellling point will be if he wipes your chin! </p>
<p>In my family it depends on the kid. My oldest has always been good about calling just to talk. The other one won't even answer the phone - forget about expecting him to dial!</p>
<p>Lol, over30...only if his name is still in the will! :D </p>
<p>Lol, Alu! Every year, I have to write, SEND MOTHER'S DAY CARD!!! on my calendar in red block letters to make sure that I mail a card out on time. They should officially make the week after Mother's Day a festival like Mardi Gras. Parades, half-naked dancers, and beads would be nice...That way, we could all get our Mother's Day crap sent on time. :)</p>
<p>EK,</p>
<p>I did not even connect your being in Portland with your D's graduating (senior moments with the onset of these hot flashes are killing me). I read on another thread that your D graduated monday from Reed.</p>
<p>Congratulations !!</p>
<p>Because it is never too late to celebrate anything, have a drink on me :D</p>
<p>Slugg,</p>
<p>had my own big gosh moment reading about Slugg Jr. </p>
<p>Just when you get used to the fact that these kids are tuning us out 90% of the time they do something to throw us totally off balance. Oh what joy we get out of these moments :)</p>
<p>NEWS FLASH:</p>
<p>Our son, 15, came in and kissed us both goodnight last night when he went to bed. :eek:</p>
<p>::faints::</p>
<p>Is it something in the water? Did they hand out gratitude pills at a showing of MI3? Why all these kids suddenly having parent appreciation night?</p>
<p>I will not question, just enjoy.</p>
<p>SBmom-- Awwww . . . . . . A KISS would totally throw me!!!</p>
<p>I got ANOTHER call from the second son just now. Okay, its because he "didn't realize Mother's Day had happened." But what the heck, I got a five minute phone conversation about apartment hunting for the summer. Just chatting, nothing more. Good Gawd, two phone calls not asking for anything in one month. I'm stupified. But happy. :).</p>
<p>D will be home in a few hours! I am pretty excited!</p>
<p>:D</p>